PROFILE
Mark Davidson’s grip career has taken him from Bulgarian feature sets to major international productions filmed in South Africa. His Key Grip credits include Good Omens, The Looming Tower, A United Kingdom and The Siege of Jadotville, with second-unit Key Grip work on District 9 and 10,000 BC.
Mark’s commercial work includes collaborations with cinematographers Hoyte van Hoytema, Jeff Cronenweth, Colin Watkinson and Franz Lustig. His experience also extends to Dolly Grip on The Contract in Bulgaria and grip work on The Interpreter in Mozambique. Alongside his camera support experience, Mark has training in production safety, working at height and fall arrest.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Key Grip on Good Omens, The Looming Tower, Our Girl Season 4 and an episode of Doctor Who.
- Second-unit Key Grip on District 9 and 10,000 BC; South Africa unit on What to Expect When You’re Expecting.
- Key Grip on Ghost Party with Blue Ice Africa and director Silas Howard.
- Commercial campaigns include Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Toyota, McDonald’s, Checkers, Shoprite and Oral-B.
- South African; English-speaking; Code 10 driving licence with PDP.
SELECTED DIRECTORS
SELECTED DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Long Form
Commercials
SELECTED PRODUCERS & PRODUCTION MANAGERS
SELECTED PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Long Form
Commercials
SELECTED STUDIOS, BROADCASTERS & PLATFORMS
SELECTED COMMERCIAL CLIENTS
SELECTED GRIP EXPERIENCE
Ghost Party
Blue Ice Africa
Key Grip
Good Omens
Amazon | BBC
Key Grip
Our Girl Season 4
BBC
Key Grip
Doctor Who
BBC
Key Grip – one episode
The Looming Tower
Hulu
Key Grip
The Last Days of American Crime
Out of Africa | Netflix
Key Grip
A United Kingdom
Fox
Key Grip
The Siege of Jadotville
Netflix
Key Grip
Bulletproof Season 3
Blue Ice Africa
Key Grip
District 9
Kalahari Pictures
Key Grip – second unit
10,000 BC
Moonlighting Films
Key Grip – second unit
Man to Man
Zen HQ
Key Grip
The Grey Zone
Millennium Films
Key Grip – Bulgaria
The Contract
Millennium
Dolly Grip – Bulgaria
The Interpreter
Moonlighting Films
Grip – Mozambique
Volvo Country Roads
Gatehouse Commercials
Key Grip
Mercedes-Benz GLA
Romance Films
Key Grip
Credelio Quattro
Rocket Films
Key Grip